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Explorer: 2001 Ford Explorer Power Windows Dont Work. Both

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2001 Ford Explorer Power Windows Don't Work. Both side windows don't go up and down. I removed driver door panel and power jumped window motor and it goes up and down fine. All the fuses are good. Every other electric components work fine on the car. What is the procedure diagnosing this?

hmmm, I am showing this on the wiring diagram lol.Ok,here is what I would like to have you do, open the harness up where it comes from the body to the door and see if the power wire I had you check is broken.It's common for it to break in there.Check it and let me know.Thanks

No that's what I am telling you, open the harness in the stretch where it comes out of the body and to the door.Right in there where the wire flexes all the time is where you will probably find a broken wire.

Ok, I got to it today. Wire is not broken at the harness. I get power to blue wire with black stripe but as soon as i hit window UP/DOWN button then voltage drops to 2.7 volts and window wont go up. If i hard wire that blue wire and hit the batton then window works. The problem is somwhere back on the wire which goes to the back of the vehicle right above the driver rocker panel. Where does this wire go to the back? Should i just chase it and remove all the trims to find the problem or is there easier way to do it?

Help me out here, just to be clear, yesterday there was no power at the switch on our hot wire, today there is power, but when the switch is activated, you are losing voltage. Correct?I think you need to start with replacing the window safety relay in relay box #2.You are bypassing that relay when you add power from the outside source.So that is where I would start to see if it resolves it.Let me know :)It's best to start a new topic to be honest.That's the way JA prefers it.Thanks

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